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New wires on vintage drums?
From wayne...
8 years agoSlingerland Niles Hollywood Ace Snare- Need tone control advice
I am a fan of a gel at 10:00 and 2:00 on my snare batters. BTW, that looks like a Student Model Radio King to me. Same drum as the Hollywood Ace, but...
8 years agoRemove chrome from Ludwig Supraphonic 63
From grantro...
8 years agoBest snare to collect, under $175
You didn't specify whether you were building a collection of players or what, but if you want to play your snares, I'd get what I consider the basic f...
8 years agoRemove chrome from Ludwig Supraphonic 63
I bought a Supraphonic for $80 that had a bad case of Supracne. Found a plating company that would strip the chrome off for $25 (it was below their m...
8 years agoLudwig Standard - Blue Strata resto thread
Yes, post pictures of the bass drum's damaged bearing edge. For nicks and gouges, I would not use the standard wood filler made by Elmer's or whoever...
8 years agoBrady Bunch Drums
From K.O....
8 years agoBest part of restoring drums?
I like the "rescue" aspect, and I also like being able to buy vintage drums for peanuts because I know that I know how to make them look and sound goo...
8 years agoAnyone ever reupholster a drum seat cushion?
I had it done by the automotive upholstery place up the street from me. I had some leftover pistachio sparkle barstool vinyl from recovering my CB700...
8 years agoWrap Vote
Silver glitter on the 14 to match the other two for sweet jellybeanness! I hadn't thought that those two wraps that you already have would look good...
8 years agoFamous non-drummer musicians behind the kit
Here's a shot of Number 6 himself in one of my favorite music movies, All Night Long. McGoohan plays a drummer who is the "Iago" in a jazz retelling o...
8 years agoFamous non-drummer musicians behind the kit
Hard to believe nobody has posted this one yet:
8 years agoClub Date w/ Acrolite (ya can't go wrong)
Perfect snare sound.
8 years agoThe only REMO heads produced today that are EXACTLY LIKE 1970s !!
From SongJohn...
8 years agoHow to tell Gretsch 3 ply vs 6 ply
I like the Floating Action pedal!
8 years ago